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2013-02-15 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Meteor blast injures more than 100 in Russia

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Posted by ryuge 2013-02-15 02:19|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 A likely story.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-02-15 03:13|| 2013-02-15 03:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Well something's hit the ground... Because I hear the russian military claimed it intercepted it I think its not a meteor...

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-02-15 04:14|| 2013-02-15 04:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Given the speeds of meteors (6 miles per seond for the slowest ones) what chances has the Russin military of intercepting one?

Posted by JFM 2013-02-15 04:57|| 2013-02-15 04:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Video

Posted by tipper 2013-02-15 05:37|| 2013-02-15 05:37|| Front Page Top

#5 An up-date by the Russian Military said the claim of a missle interception was from local reporters and had no basis in fact. There are now pictures of small impact craters available.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2013-02-15 11:09|| 2013-02-15 11:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Next on the internet -

Dear Mr. Smith,

We have recently come into possession of valuable meteor fragments, but do not have the means to move the material out of country to fetch a very lucrative return on the international market.....

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-02-15 11:55|| 2013-02-15 11:55|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder how long it will take for the Meteorite Men to get there.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2013-02-15 16:45|| 2013-02-15 16:45|| Front Page Top

#8 FREEREPUBLIC Artics say the number of injured is now up to 900 [Fox News + CNBC TV say 1000].

Intehwesting, FREEREPUBLIC AGAIN > RUSSIAN MP CLAIMS IT WAS A WILY DASTARDLY "US BALLISTIC MISSLE TEST".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-02-15 19:35|| 2013-02-15 19:35|| Front Page Top

#9 See also RELATED WAFF > ALIEN ATTACK ON RUSSIA!

Not-ET is coming, not-ET is coming!

On a serious note, the thread's Videos as per the the meteorite's awesome overhead smoke trails is a small or benign indicator of that FRIGHTENINGLY BIGGER-N-BADDER Humanity may witness in coming years + decades.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-02-15 20:03|| 2013-02-15 20:03|| Front Page Top

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